Death and the author [[electronic resource] ] : how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered / / David Ellis

• Autore: Ellis David <1939->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 823/.912; B
• Soggetto topico: Authors, English - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dying. Bandol -- Tuberculosis -- Denial -- The sanatorium -- Alternative medicine -- Being ill -- Death and the after-life -- Ending it all -- Death. Andrew Morland -- Ad astra -- Visitors -- The hour of our death -- Famous last words -- Funeral -- Pilgrims -- Remembrance. Will-power -- Lying for truth -- Image rights -- Settling scores -- Celebrations -- Mortal remains -- Apotheosis -- Postscript: on the fear of death.
• Sommario/riassunto: Organised around a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis, and of the bizarre events which followed his death, this book offers a series of often grimly humorous reflections on death and dying. Lawrence is the main focus throughout but there are references to a number of other famous literary consumptives. - ;At the heart of Death and the Author is a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis during his last days, and of certain, often bizarre events which followed his death. Around this narrative David Ellis offers a seri
• Titolo autorizzato: Death and the author
• ISBN: 1-281-71806-8; 9786611718060; 0-19-156305-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465630503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II